Deep processing of agricultural plant raw materials as a factor in the sustainability of the food system

Abstract

Goal. To study the possibilities of deep processing of agricultural plant raw materials to ensure the sustainability of the food system of Ukraine as a key principle of the development of the food industry. Methods. Theoretical (systematic approach, generalization and comparison, analysis and synthesis, analogy) and empirical (secondary statistical observation, statistical analysis of markets and foreign trade, monographic research, expert assessments) methods were used. The theory of the technological gap, M. Porter’s concepts of added value chains, bioeconomy, and the theory of competition and comparative advantages served as a metho­dological basis. Results. The development of deep processing is based on the use of biolo­gical knowledge and innovations included in the national strategies for the development of the bioeconomy and circular economy of Europe and other countries. The effects of in-depth processing of agricultural plant raw materials extend not only to the food industry, but also to the energy, chemical and pharmaceutical, pulp and paper industry, and other types of economic activity. Among the most promising areas of processing are the processing of grains of the I–III stages (from starch to amino acids and enzymes); the production of bioethanol from grain and sugar beets; the production of bioplastics from corn; the processing of oil crops for the paint industry; production of starch and protein from peas; production of ready feed from agricultural raw materials. It was established that the world markets of these products have positive dyna­mics and limited supply. Conclusions. In-depth processing of agricultural plant raw materials as a direction of restructuring national industrial production and increasing the competitiveness of the natio­nal economy can be ensured at the expense of innovative developments of domestic scientists, transfer of innovations, state actions to support innovative processing entrepreneurship, creation of development funds for financing investment projects of in-depth processing, promotion of cooperation with foreign companies in the field of biotechnology, development of clusters and innovative infrastructure, conducting economic diplomacy activities to promote domestic pro­ducts of deep processing to foreign markets.